Dorren Robinson, former Vision adviser. (From https://www.belmont.edu/profiles/dorren-robinson/) Belmont removed the Belmont Vision’s adviser from her role at the Vision. “The administration has asked for a change in leadership at the Vision,” Dorren Robinson, former adviser to the Belmont Vision, said. She is no longer listed as adviser on the Vision website or on her Belmont bio. Robinson became the Vision adviser in the fall of 2012, after being a part of the Belmont journ

Dr. Bryce Sullivan, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. (From https://www.belmont.edu/profiles/bryce-sullivan/) Belmont’s dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will retire at the end of the 2027 spring semester. Dr. Bryce Sullivan came to Belmont in 2008, nearly twenty years ago, as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. That college split into the College of Science and Mathematics and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Belmont Vision Multimedia (Zach Watkins) Belmont’s women’s soccer team had a breakout 3-0 victory over the Valparaiso Beacons to snap its five-game losing streak. A strong Bruin performance led to 19 shots, which were converted into three scores, drastically outperforming the Beacons’ total of three shots. “Today was just execution, we’ve been playing this well the whole conference season, we’ve dominated four of the last five games in every statistical category except for g

Sign outside of Campus Security's office. (Olivia Abernathy) Belmont has consistently higher rates of alcohol violations and drug violations when compared with similar Christian universities in Tennessee. Between 2022 and 2025, Belmont’s rates per 1,000 students were higher than the number per 1,000 for Lipscomb University, Lee University and Union University, according to their annual safety reports, which are mandated by law according to the Clery Act. Union has not yet rel

Brooke Wheeler performing (Louise Geri) Brooke Wheeler held the release show for her “frutigaze” EP at the OG Basement on Monday. A recent Belmont grad, this is Wheeler’s first major project. “I’m a really big fan of her music, I have been for a while. She’s really inspiring to my songwriting,” said freshman songwriting major Lizzie Fish. A crowd including many Belmont students and local artists trickled into the venue. The first performer was Alina, a recent Belmont dropout.

Sienna Spiro onstage for her “My House Tour” debut (Louise Geri) Sienna Spiro opened the “My House Tour” at the Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 13. The singer’s name has become popular online over the last year, known for her strong vocals on her songs “You Stole the Show” and “Die on this Hill.” “I’ve seen what an incredible singer [Sienna Spiro] is,” said casual fan and Berklee School of Music alum Kate Brink, in anticipation of the show. As Spiro’s set began on a 60s-inspired st

Jordan Czajkowski sets up the Belmont attack (Rachel Suggs) Belmont volleyball earned its third straight win, defeating the Murray State Racers 3-1 at home Thursday night. In a four-set match against a then-1-7 Murray State, the Bruins improved to 8-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference and remained undefeated at home in conference play. “It was a hard-fought win, but we’ve been working really tirelessly this whole week,” said senior Brenna Kauffeld. “It feels really good to co

Zain Abdelhadi (Cormic Evans) Belmont’s men's soccer team saw its Saturday night game end in a 2-2 stalemate against the University of Illinois Chicago at E.S. Rose Park. The Bruins started off strong, leading the game 1-0, but UIC came back at the end of the first half and took the lead at the start of the second. Belmont was able to tie it up, but neither team could score the winning point, leaving the game 2-2. Going into Saturday’s match, the Bruins had won three of thei

The Truth, new live music venue in Nashville A new music venue opened in Nashville at Wedgewood Village. The Truth, created by Live Nation, is a three-story music venue that can hold up to 4,400 guests. The venue holds private events, with one of the spaces being a state-of-the-art vinyl room for VIP guests and a custom bar for various occasions. The space also has a terrace for guests to eat. On Oct. 1, country superstar Miranda Lambert performed her sold-out opening night s

Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) Belmont University closed out its week-long Humanities Symposium on Oct. 2, celebrating 25 years of critical conversation, cultural exploration and language. “When we started this symposium, we started it because we believed passionately about the humanities as not just an academic, but a humanistic endeavor,” said Maggie Monteverde, English Professor and one cofounder of the symposium. The Humanities Symposium became an annual tradi

Belmont Vision Multimedia (Zach Watkins) Evan Bradds didn’t make things easy on himself when he scheduled No. 2-ranked Duke University for his head coaching debut. The Bruins are traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium, one of college basketball’s most iconic venues, to take on the five-time national champion Blue Devils for an exhibition game on Thursday. After spending last year at Duke as an assistant on head coach Jon Scheyer’s staff, Bradds knows firsthand the atmosphere he

Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) A collection of documents, songs, letters, poems and notes from country music legend Johnny Cash now has a home at Belmont University. Cash’s children gave Belmont his personal archives in July. Since then, the process of digitizing some of the archives and offering classes related to them has begun. “We are thrilled that our father’s archive has found a home at Belmont University,” said the Cash family in a press release. “An enormou

Belmont volleyball after a 3-0 win over Evansville University (Ariel Murphy) Belmont’s volleyball team remained undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play after beating the University of Evansville in three sets on Saturday. It took the Bruins less than 90 minutes of play to overpower Evansville’s potent offense and improve to 4-0 in conference play. “I think [Evansville] has a lot of great young players that keep getting better,” said Belmont’s head coach Fritz Rosenberg.

Belmont Vision Multimedia (Zach Watkins) Belmont’s women’s soccer team lost 2-1 to the Southern Illinois University Salukis after an encouraging first half on Saturday. A late momentum shift led to the loss as SIU took greater advantage of opportunities than the Bruins, who seemed set to dictate the pace. Despite taking significantly more shots and shots on goal than SIU in the first half, none of them were able to be converted into scores. “We had the momentum most of the f

Lucy Kay (Kate Basler) Belmont’s volleyball team remained undefeated in conference play after its 3-0 win over Indiana State Sycamores in Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference home opener. While Belmont’s 3-8 record in non-conference play didn’t yield the results the team looked for in the win column, the lessons learned from the tough opening slate have paid dividends throughout the Bruins’ 3-0 start to MVC play. “I think now in conference play, we know what we’re capable of,

Cameron Boozer and Evan Bradds (Kali Akridge) For the second year in a row, Belmont is hosting the Memphis Grizzlies’ preseason training camp at the Crockett Center for Athletic Excellence. The Grizzlies will be on campus for training camp Tuesday through Friday, return to Memphis for an open practice at the FedExForum on Sunday, and travel to Atlanta for their opening NBA preseason game against the Hawks on Monday. The Grizzlies will look to improve upon a 25-57 season in

Belmont's College of Medicine. (Provided by Belmont University) Belmont released significantly more specific information on why the College of Medicine's accreditation status was placed on probation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and what it’s doing to improve. This information was in response to nine pages of anonymous letters sent to the Vision, local media, Provost David Gregory and President Greg Jones. Neither Belmont nor the Vision were able to identify

On the corner of Lafayette Street and Charles E Davis Boulevard stands Church of the Messiah. Most mornings the area may not look like anything special, but not on the morning of Sept. 17. On the outside of the building, a line of people sit on a nearby curb. Some talk to others in line, some keep to themselves. As they wait, a man sets up a unit that sits at the far-right side of the parking lot. Both the unit and the truck it’s connected to are decorated with the same word

Mary Blakely Heuer, a sophomore Music Education major, teaches a girl how to play the ukulele at the Grab a Uke and Jam station. (Kate Basler) The Creative Arts Collective for Christian Life & Faith brought the first annual Art & Wonder Festival to life on Saturday, right on Belmont's campus. The festival brought together live music, film screenings, art exhibitions, hands-on art activities, a kids zone, food trucks and vendors for Belmont students and the public to see. Dr.

Attendees at the Art & Wonder festival. (Kate Basler) This weekend marked the first annual Art & Wonder Festival at Belmont, which showcased music, dance, film, writing, studio art and photography celebrating the Christian story. "We want people to be uplifted and find more meaning and value in their faith and creativity and art," said Nick Baird-Chrisohon, associate director of programming for the Creative Arts Collective, the group which organized and hosted the festival. T